The district's attendance boundary is the city limits of Dayton.
[3] In 1948 the University of Tennessee established an extension program that allowed for teachers at Rhea County Schools to study for a bachelor's degree.
Dayton City School teachers were eligible for the same program.
L. A. Morgan, the mayor of Dayton, stated that the fire had a cost of $100,000.
[5] By January 1952 the district paid $70,000 to build a new facility.